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A plasmid has two sites for the restriction enzyme EcoR1 and one BamHI site.  How many fragments will result when you digest the plasmid with both EcoR1 and BamHI?

Which molecule polymerizes to form a support medium through which nucleic acids move? 

What are the arrows labelled “A” pointing to? Midterm Exam Diagram..png

Calculate the yield of total RNA in ug from a 0.5 mL sample diluted 1:20 with an absorbance at 260 nm = 0.397.

Bisulfite sequencing is useful for ________:

Please look at the plasmid image and calculate what size would it be if you remove the rep(pMB1) piece out of this plasmid.  To get full credit explain how you came up with that plasmid size (if you only have a number, you will not get full credit).   pUC18_19 Plasmid.Qz9.jpg 

Compare and contrast an autosomal dominant and an x-linked dominant disorder – be sure to make it clear what the similarities are as well as the differences between these two types of inherited disorders.

The four lane sequencing gel is referred to as a:

A genetic trait that appears in every generation is called: